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ESSENCE Features for 2019
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The ESSENCE system is a community-driven disease surveillance system. Installed in over 25 jurisdictions across the US, the system is built on a single codebase that is shared across all instances. While each individual location can customize many… read more… The ESSENCE system is a community-driven disease surveillance … discuss the new features that are under development for ESSENCE in 2019. This is a chance to describe the features, … -
Impact of the NSSP’s transition to ESSENCE on chief complaint field-based syndromes
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In January 2017, the NSSP transitioned their BioSense analytical tools to Electronic Surveillance System for Early Notification of Community-Based Epidemics (ESSENCE). The chief complaint field in BioSense 2.0 was a concatenation of the record's… read more… for Early Notification of Community-Based Epidemics (ESSENCE). The chief complaint field in BioSense 2.0 was a … and diagnostic impression. Following the transition to ESSENCE, the chief complaint field was comprised of the … -
Using Weather and Environmental Data in ESSENCE
Content Type: References
This document developed by the Oregon Public Health Division, Acute and Communicable Disease Prevention, is designed to help Oregon ESSENCE users create and interpret time series graphs that overlay health and weather or air quality data from a… read more… Disease Prevention, is designed to help Oregon ESSENCE users create and interpret time series graphs that … Disease Prevention, is designed to help Oregon ESSENCE users create and interpret time series graphs that … -
Use of ESSENCE APIs to Support Flexible Analysis and Reporting
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The ESSENCE application supports users' interactive analysis of data by clicking through menus in a user interface (UI), and provides multiple types of user defined data visualization options, including various charts and graphs, tables of… read more… The ESSENCE application supports users' interactive analysis of … requirements. Rapidly accessing data processed through ESSENCE using existing access control mechanisms, but … -
Using ESSENCE to Meet Local Needs for Mental Health Data: Query & Results
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Mental health is a common and costly concern; it is estimated that nearly 20 percent of adults in the United States live with a mental illness [1] and that more money is spent on mental illness than any other medical condition [2]. One spillover… read more… and evaluate the effectiveness of local strategies. ESSENCE, available in 31 states, provides near-real time … -
Synthetic cannabinoid-related ED visit trends in Maryland using ESSENCE, 2013-2018
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Maryland utilizes ESSENCE for identification of emerging public health threats, including non-fatal overdoses. Synthetic cannabinoids are heterogeneous psychoactive compounds identified as substances of abuse [1]. In March 2018, the Illinois… read more… Maryland utilizes ESSENCE for identification of emerging public health … by elamb on Tue, 06/18/2019 - 20:22 … Maryland utilizes ESSENCE for identification of emerging public health … cannabinoid-related ED visit trends in Maryland using ESSENCE, 2013-2018 … -
ESSENCE II and the Framework for Evaluating Syndromic Surveillance Systems
Content Type: Journal Article
In response to the threat of biologic terrorism and the resurgence of virulent forms of infectious diseases, technologic advances are being applied to disease surveillance. Syndromic surveillance systems have emerged to capture and analyze health-… read more… for the Early Notification of Community-Based Epidemics (ESSENCE), a series of prototype systems developed by Johns … This paper presents a preliminary evaluation of ESSENCE II according to a CDC framework for evaluating … -
Operational Experience: Integration of ASPR Data into ESSENCE-FL during the RNC
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Florida has implemented various surveillance methods to augment existing sources of surveillance data and enhance decision making with timely evidence based assessments to guide response efforts post-hurricanes. Historically, data collected from… read more… of these data to inform decision makers. The ESSENCE-FL system is an automated and secure web-based ap- …